Verhelst is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Ann Verhelst (born 1959), also known as Ann Demeulemeester, Belgian fashion designer Egid Verhelst the Elder (1696–1749), Southern Netherlandish court sculptor Egid Verhelst the Younger (1733–1804), German artist, son of the above Louis Verhelst (born 1990), Belgian cyclist Peter Verhelst (born 1962), Belgian writer